Investing.com – Peru stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking & Financials, Agriculture and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lima, the S&P Lima General rose 0.26% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P Lima General were Minsur (LM:MINi), which rose 3.30% or 0.060 points to trade at 1.880 at the close. Meanwhile, Candente Copper (LM:DNT) added 2.42% or 0.0030 points to end at 0.1270 and Credicorp (LM:BAP) was up 2.32% or 4.95 points to 218.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bolsa de Valores de Lima SAA (LM:BVL), which fell 2.90% or 0.100 points to trade at 3.350 at the close. Trevali Mining (LM:TV) declined 2.44% or 0.030 points to end at 1.200 and Panoro (LM:PML) was down 1.83% or 0.006 points to 0.322.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lima Stock Exchange by 21 to 14 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Credicorp (LM:BAP) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.32% or 4.95 to 218.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.43% or 1.47 to $61.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.03% or 1.35 to hit $67.92 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.70 to trade at $1314.40 a troy ounce.
USD/PEN was down 0.01% to 3.2315, while EUR/PEN fell 0.34% to 3.8876.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 91.91.